Endgame Quotes

48 quotes by 32 authors

Agreeing to draws in the middlegame, equal or otherwise, deprives you of the opportunity to practice playing endgames, and the endgame is probably where you… — Pal Benko
The endgame is an arena in which miraculous escapes are not uncommon. — Leonid Shamkovich
Lack of proper endgame technique allows many players to escape from lost positions, even without any spectacular play on their part. — Leonid Shamkovich
The business of the endgame is maneuvring to control critical squares, advancing or blockading passed pawns, preparing a breakthrough by the king, or exploiting the… — Pal Benko
Patience is the most valuable trait of the endgame player. — Pal Benko
No one has ever played these endgames with such elegant ease as Capablanca. — Richard Reti
In the middlegame, the king is merely an extra, but in the endgame, he is one of the star actors. — Aron Nimzowitsch
If you study the classic examples of endgame play you will see how the king was brought up as soon as possible even though there… — Alexander Kotov
In order to improve your game, you must study the Endgame before everything else. — Jose Raul Capablanca
My forte was the middlegame. I had a good feeling for the critical moments of the play. This undoubtedly compensated for my lack of opening… — Boris Spassky
The shortcoming of hanging pawns is that they present a convenient target for attack. As the exchange of men proceeds, their potential strength lessens and… — Boris Spassky
It often happens that a player is so fond of his advantageous position that he is reluctant to transpose to a winning endgame. — Samuel Reshevsky
My fascination for studies proved highly beneficial, it assisted the development of my aesthetic understanding of chess, and improved my endgame play. — Vasily Smyslov
Enjoy the journey of life and not just the endgame. I'm also a great believer in treating others as you would like to be treated. — Benedict Cumberbatch
When we analyze this war in a materialistic way and ask when is it going to end and who will be the winner and the… — Bashar al-Assad
The endgame is peaceful reunification of the Korean peninsula. — Lee Myung-bak
For me, MMA is like speed chess. It's like I'm herding a person into a certain position. Say my endgame is an arm bar. I'm… — Ronda Rousey
Enjoy the journey of life and not just the endgame. — Benedict Cumberbatch
When you're passionate about something, you want it to be all it can be. But in the endgame of life, I fundamentally believe the key… — Debra Messing
I intend, before the endgame looms, to die sitting in a chair in my own garden with a glass of brandy in my hand and… — Terry Pratchett

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